Talks
& Tours

September 16 2 pm
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Photo credit: Institute for Canadian Citizenship/Alyssa K Faoro

Public tours

Join a McMichael Docent for this overview of the gallery’s permanent collection and special exhibitions.  With a focus on key themes and artworks, this tour will introduce visitors to highlights of the art of Canada – both beloved favourites and new discoveries – including works by the of Group of Seven and their contemporaries, modern Inuit and Indigenous art, and outstanding contemporary art by rising talents.

In-person tours are approximately 45 minutes in length and are free with gallery admission.

Sundays

12:30 pm

Curated by Emily Laurent Henderson, Associate Curator, Indigenous Arts and Culture at McMichael, this tour explores the once-in-a-generation exhibition of more than 200 works that foreground the cultural continuities of life in Kinngait in the face of dramatic societal change over more than five decades.

2 pm
spotlight tour

McMichael Highlights

Join a McMichael Docent for a guided tour showcasing highlights from both our permanent collection and special exhibitions. This tour offers a broad exploration of the Art of Canada, featuring iconic works by the Group of Seven and their contemporaries, modern Inuit and Indigenous art, and contemporary movements.

Wednesdays

12:30 pm
3 people flying kites in felt-tip pen on paper

Curated by Emily Laurent Henderson, Associate Curator, Indigenous Arts and Culture at McMichael, this tour explores the once-in-a-generation exhibition of more than 200 works that foreground the cultural continuities of life in Kinngait in the face of dramatic societal change over more than five decades.

2 pm
busy city in coloured pencil and felt-tip pen on paper
spotlight tour

McMichael Highlights

Join a McMichael Docent for a guided tour showcasing highlights from both our permanent collection and special exhibitions. This tour offers a broad exploration of the Art of Canada, featuring iconic works by the Group of Seven and their contemporaries, modern Inuit and Indigenous art, and contemporary movements.

Thursdays

2 pm
A detail image of acrylic and photo-based gel transfer on wood artwork, representing multiple fish
spotlight tour

McMichael Highlights

Join a McMichael Docent for a guided tour showcasing highlights from both our permanent collection and special exhibitions. This tour offers a broad exploration of the Art of Canada, featuring iconic works by the Group of Seven and their contemporaries, modern Inuit and Indigenous art, and contemporary movements.

Fridays

12:30 pm

This solo exhibition highlights a recent body of work by the leading Toronto-based conceptual artist Derek Sullivan. The works on display were inspired by Sullivan’s twelve-month site-study of Shift, a landart work by the American sculptor Richard Serra long-hidden in a field in King, Ontario.

2 pm
spotlight tour

Morrice in Venice

Discover the charm of Venice through the eyes of James Wilson Morrice. This exhibition showcases his luminous, intimate portrayals of the city’s canals and piazzas, capturing its timeless beauty with poetic brushwork and quiet elegance.

Saturdays

5 pm
Abstract painting of a bird

Curated by Emily Laurent Henderson, Associate Curator, Indigenous Arts and Culture at McMichael, this tour explores the once-in-a-generation exhibition of more than 200 works that foreground the cultural continuities of life in Kinngait in the face of dramatic societal change over more than five decades.